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. 2006 May;20(5):319-24.
doi: 10.1155/2006/498157.

"Unintentional" acetaminophen overdose on the rise: who is responsible? Dr Robert J Fontana is interviewed by Paul C Adams

Robert J Fontana

"Unintentional" acetaminophen overdose on the rise: who is responsible? Dr Robert J Fontana is interviewed by Paul C Adams

Robert J Fontana. Can J Gastroenterol. 2006 May.
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Dr. Robert J Fontana is an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Medical Director of Liver Transplantation at the University of Michigan Medical Center, USA
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Acute liver failure (ALF) cases in the United States (US) attributable to acetaminophen (ACM) overdose. The US Acute Liver Failure Study Group (ALFSG) has identified an increasing incidence of ALF due to ACM between 1998 and 2004. Among the ACM-induced ALF cases, 48% were considered ‘nonintentional’ overdose cases wherein patients had taken excessive doses of ACM-containing products for medicinal purposes. Data provided by William Lee, MD, US ALFSG, December 2005
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